UK government should give £10K to every citizen under 55, a report suggests

Re:UK government should give £10K to every citizen under 55,... by pacificleo11 on Friday February 16, 2018 @07:54AM (#16391971)

One aspect of Universal Basic Income (UBI) debate which remain unanswered for me is the question of meaning & purpose. Most of us derive our sense of purpose from our jobs. In a future with UBI and Automation where will derive our purpose in life. I think this will dictate the future of UBI more than the intrinsic merit of the underlying idea.

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Re:UK government should give £10K to every citizen under 55,... by tom_mellior on Friday February 16, 2018 @08:40AM (#16392203)

> Most of us derive our sense of purpose from our jobs.

Most of "us", as in your peers, those visible to you. Nothing wrong with feeling a sense of purpose.

Most of "us", as in bus drivers, bored security guards with nothing to do, McDonald's cashiers, cleaning personnel who clean in your office between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. so you never have to encounter them, would they be depressed and forlorn without the "purpose" of their awesome jobs?

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Re:UK government should give £10K to every citizen under 55,... by closeparen on Friday February 16, 2018 @12:01PM (#16393731)

Nothing's going to stop you from holding onto your job if it brings you meaning & purpose. We would merely stop forcing others to hold onto theirs when it doesn't.

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